Rat Attack!

Plays

Play as one of the Scratch Cats, an elite superhero team, who are out to save the world from Washington and Jefferson, two evil mutant space rats who wish to enslave the world in rats. Explore each puzzle level and wipe out the rat threat. First you need to catch the rat, using the Eraticator. Then you must find the Destructor pad in each level in order for the rat to be taken out. Each level has a quota of rats you must remove, and if you fail to do so within the time limit (which, in this case, is when the rats destroy everything in the level), you lose.

Emulator N64 Release Year 1999

Genres

Puzzle

Developers

Mindscape Pure Audio

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Nintendo 64 • 60Hz

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Game Controls

Default

Movement

D-Pad

D-Pad

↑ ↓ ← →
Analog Stick

Analog

W A S D

Actions

A Button

A

J
B Button

B

K
L Shoulder

L

Q
R Shoulder

R

E
Z Trigger

Z

SPACE

C-Buttons

C-Up

C↑

I
C-Right

C→

L
C-Down

C↓

K
C-Left

C←

J

System

Start

START

ENTER

About The Retro Game

Rat Attack! on Nintendo 64 is a fast-paced puzzle-action game where you control members of the Scratch Cats, a superhero feline squad tasked with trapping waves of chaotic mutant space rats. Each stage is a compact arena full of furniture, hazards, and roaming rodents. Your job is to herd and snare rats using the Eraticator, then drag them to Destructor pads before they demolish the environment. Tight time limits, escalating rat quotas, and clever level layouts force you to prioritize targets, master movement, and plan efficient routes under pressure.

Released in 1999, Rat Attack! stands out in the N64 puzzle catalog for its blend of arcade reflexes and strategic crowd control. While many contemporaries focused on platforming or racing, this one carved a niche with arena-based stages, quirky superheroes, and an offbeat villain duo in Washington and Jefferson. The game pushes plenty of characters and destructible objects on screen, capturing the frantic feel of a room overrun by rats while maintaining readable, colorful visuals on N64 hardware.

Today, Rat Attack! is remembered as a hidden gem for players who enjoy score-chasing and time-attack challenges. Its multiplayer modes, distinctive Scratch Cats roster, and slapstick sci‑fi theme give it a cult appeal among collectors and puzzle-action fans. The combination of capture mechanics, environmental destruction, and escalating quotas makes it a surprisingly deep experience for those willing to master its hectic, arcade-style loop.